An interest group, Amalgamated Southern Nigeria Youths Forum, has expressed its support for the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, condemning sexual harassment allegations levelled against him by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi).
President of the forum, Oleh Victor, who spoke on the matter at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday – yesterday, March 13 – urged any group trying to use the Akpabio/Natasha feud to heat up the polity to desist from it.
He accused some persons of masterminding a smear campaign against Akpabio through Akpoti-Uduaghan to forcefully remove him from office.
“The false sexual harassment allegation is dead on arrival,” Victor said.
He also rejected claims by some groups that the north has not benefited under Akpabio’s leadership, listing the numerous projects and policies which the north have benefited from through Akpabio’s fairness to all regions, among which is the North Central Development Commission (NCDC).
Victor, while declaring the group’s support for Akpabio, vowed to resist any attempts to remove him through what he called ‘fabricated narratives’.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the Niger Delta youth spokesman appealed to President Bola Tinubu to step in and caution some leaders against further provocations.
